Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
After being snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, while the tyrants Dementus and Immortan Joe fight for power and control, the young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 1, 2025
It’s not Fury Road. I knew going in that this would be the case. But it’s even more of a change in gears than I expected. Sweeping and episodic in scope, it aims at building out the world of the wasteland, and enriching it with character and history. That is not to say that this downshift in narrative has stripped away the action and spectacle. Not in the slightest. The battle sequences and action set-pieces are still god-tier.
See it in a theater with a proper sound system because the sound design goes hard. Bottom line, is this is a must watch in the theater. This kind of sh🤩 is what the theatrical experience is built for. Hemsworth performance is off the rails, and I was here for it. Anya held her own. I think I still prefer Charlize in the role, but I’d bet there’s plenty that will claim the opposite. I was legitimately taken aback at the approach Miller took here. The cynical part of my brain fully expected the studio to push for him to just recreate Fury Road with a new coat of paint. But thank the cinema gods for the gift that is George Miller. No, this is not Fury Road or even as good as Fury Road. But somehow I suspect that Furiosa has ratcheted up my enjoyment of Fury Road even higher. 🤩🤩